What 纵 means
The surrounding words choose the meaning.
In 纵向 and 纵贯 it means “vertical” or “lengthwise”; 放纵 means letting yourself go unchecked, 纵容 means giving someone too much leeway, and 纵使 means “even if.”
The traditional Chinese form 縱 uses 糸 for the thread or silk meaning and 從 as a sound hint. One account connects it to woven cloth and “straight”; the early dictionary Shuowen lists “slacken” and “release.” A bronze form, 緃, is recorded.
纵 alone is usually unfinished; compounds make its sense clear.
Not every 纵 means “vertical”: 放纵 is indulgence.
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Who writes 纵
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsUsually incomplete alone; check the surrounding sentence.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 纵 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 纵
- Search it as
- zong · vertical · lengthwise · 放纵 · 纵容 · 縱
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
纵\7EB5Codes and encoding1 code points
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